Various issues on the constitution involving the traditional elements give rise to debates
within the society either on social media or the electronic and print media. Traditional
elements issues namely the position of Malay Rulers, the special rights of Malays, Islam and
the Malay language are often debated. Through social media, various incidents for example
the insultation of Sultan Muhammad V (2019) and the International Convention on the
Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) (2018) become the debate of society.
This issue shows that the debate regarding the traditional elements often gains the attention
of society. Traditional elements contained in the Constitution today starting from the Malacca
Sultanate era. These elements are preserved according to the history of the country. all these
elements need to be known and understood by the younger generation. A pilot study on the
knowledge, attitude and appreciation of the traditional elements in Malaysia has been carried
out. A number of two pilot studies were held involving 200 and 191 respondents through
social media for example WhatsApp and Facebook. The findings from this study show that the
respondents’ knowledge, attitude and appreciation of the traditional elements is high. There
were differences in knowledge, attitude and appreciation of the traditional elements
according to ethnic. The implication of this study is that the traditional elements should be
known and understood by every Malaysian to make this country in peace and harmonious.
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To Cite this Article: Muda, K., Muslim, N., Tohar, S. N. A. M., & Idris, F. (2021). The Social Contract or Traditional Elements in the Federal Constitution of Malaysia: An Analysis of its Application. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 11(11), 958 – 974.
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